Door or window frame



DOOR 0R WINDOW FRAME. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 27| l9l8 1,369,620.

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DOOR 0R WINDOW FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED FEB-27, I918.

1,869,620. Patented Feb. 22,1921.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL 'S. CoL'r,'a citizen of the United States,residing at Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Door or Window Frames;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which. it appertains' to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to acters of reference markedthereon,'which form a part of this specification; I

The present invention relates, generally, to improvements in concreteconstruction; and the invention has reference, more particularly, to anovel method and means for providing the concrete walls of buildings andother structures made of concrete, or similar material, with openingsfor windows or doors, without cutting openings in the cribbing orform-boards, employing in connection with the cribbing or form-boards,at

desired points, so as to form parts of the mold or form into which theconcrete-mmture, .or the like is poured, various members comprisingparts of the window or doorframes.

The present invention, therefore, has for its principal object toprovide a simple and novel method, as well as a novel andsimplyconstructed mold-form, comprising in combination with cribbing orform-boards, various members or parts of window or door frames, for thepurpose of providing walls and other structures of concrete, or similarmaterial, with openings, in which the win dew-frames or door-frames arefixed, when the cribbing or form-boards are removed, the window ordoor-frames being ready to receive the window-sashes or doors.

The present invention has for its further object to provide a novelconstruction of frame, and a novel arrangement of the parts thereof,such frameto be disposed between the cribbing or form-boards, and beingpermanently fixed in the concrete-structure after the cribbing orform-boards are taken down, providing in addition to the framestructure,a novel drip or means which will prevent the water from dripping orflowing into the window or door-opening.

The invention has for its further object to provide a novel constructionof frame to be disposed between the cribbing or formchars .Specificationof Letters Patent. I Patented Feb 22, 1921 Application'filed February27, 1918. Serial No. 219,364. i

boards, said frame being permanently fixed in the concrete-structureafterthe cribbing or form-boards are taken down, the sai frame beingprovided with an adjustably disposed sill, normally providing a part ofthe mold-form, but, after the concrete-structure has been'built and thecribbing or formboards-have been removed, being adapted to be moved orpushed in an outward direction so as to project beyond the vertical faceof the finished wall and thereby providing the projecting sill-portionusual in the constructions of buildings, etc. i l 7 Other objects of thepresent inven'tion not at this time'more particularly enumerated will beclearly understood from the following detailed description ofthe presentinvention. c Withthe various objects of the present invention in view,the said invention consists, primarily, in the novel mold-form forproviding concrete walls, and the like, with window or door receivingopenings, and the 7 novel method of producing the same; and, thelnvention consists, furthermore, in the novel arrangements andcombinations of the 7 various devices and parts, as well asin thedetails of the-construction of the said parts, all of which will be morefully. described in the following specification,and then finallyembodied in the clauses of the claims which are appended to and whichform an essential part of the said specification. i

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure '1 is a transverse vertical sectional representation of amold-form, showing fragmentary portions thereof, that is, oppositelyspaced cribbing or form-boards, and. the various members or parts of aframestructure for either a window or door, said frame-structure formingpart of the mold, said View also showing in connection therewith,fragmentaryportions of the concretemixture disposed between thesaidcribbing or form-boards and about the said framestructure; and Fig.2'ris a horizontal sec 'tional representation of the same, sald sectionbeing taken 01111118 2--2 in said Fig. 1, looking in the directionof thearrow 00.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing portions ofthe finished.wall-striicture and the various parts of the frame-structuredisposed'in the wall, ready to receive a window or .door. Fig. 4 is aview similar to said Fig. 1, of i vide the concrete wall-structure and awindow-frame fixed therein, the window-frame being placed so as toprovide in front of, the

same what is known in the art as a reveal; and Fig. 5 is a horizontalsectional representation of-the same, said section being taken on line55 in said Fig. 4, looking in the direction of the arrow y.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of thesaid abovedescribed views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the several figures of the drawings, thereference-character 1 indicates a plurality of oppositely disposedform-boards, cribbing, or mold-sections, which in the drawings are shownas being vertically placed, but which, aswill beevident, may be'arrangedin any other suitable manner,the opposite boards or sections beingsuitably spaced accordingto the thickness of the wall to be produced,and held in their respective positions by means of suitable spacing andretaining means of any desirable construction. 7

As illustrated in Figs. 1 and'2of the drawings, each frame-structure tobe disposed between the said mold-sections or form-boards 1, at anydesired point, comprises a pairof vertically disposedsidemembers-oruprights '2, to the upper endportions of-which is suitablysecured,so as to connect the said upper ends of the said uprights, ahorizontally disposed head-jamb 3, and to the lower end-portions ofwhich 18 suitably secured, so as to connect the said lower ends oftheuprights, a horizontally disposed main-sill, as 4. Located in frontof the said head-jamb 3, and secured thereto by means of nails 5, orother suitable fastening means, is a horizontally disposed casingmember6, said member e'xtendmg in an upward direction above the upper surfaceof the said head-jamb, and being provided in 7 its rear face withrearwardly extending screws 7, or other rearwardly projecting means, thepurpose of which will be self- -evident from an inspection of F igs. 1and 3 of the drawings.

Suitably mounted upon the upper surface of the said casing-member 6 is astrip, as 8, upon .which'is secured, by meansof the nails 9whichlalsosecure the strip -8 to the casingmember 6, a plate 10, made ofsheet-metal or any other suitable material. The said plate 10'ispreferably provided at its rear edge with 'an upwardly extendingflangelike'member, as 11, and at its forward edge with a downwardlyextending portion, as 12, normally dying against the outer faces of thestrip 8 and the casing-member 6, as shown in Fig. 1. I V r Suitablyconnected with the under surface-portion of the main-sill 4, by means ofscrews 13, or other means, is a sub-sill-14,

' andin. alinement with the said casing-member 6 are a pair ofvertically disposed endmembers 16, suitably secured at their lower ends,by means of nails 15, or other suitable fastening means, to the saidsill 4, so that the various parts just described will provide aframe-like structure in which, at the proper time, may bemounted awindow-sash or sashes, or may be hung a door, if desired. Back of thesub-sill 14, and suitably secured by means" of nails 17 or otherfastening means, to theunder snrfacaportion of the sill 4 which extendsbeyond the rear surface of said sub-sill, is a block 18 of any suitablelength, the purpose of which will presently be more fully described.

Under normal initial conditions, when the frame-structure just describedis to be used as apart of the mold, the general arrangement of thevarious parts is such, that the several oppositely placed cribbing ormoldboards 1 have the framestructure snugly fitted between them, withthe boards 1 extending across the opposite faces of the said frame-likestructure and thus closing the openings in the front and rear of saidframe-like structure, as clearly shown in said Figs. 1 and 2 of thedrawings.

The mold-form having thus been completed, concrete or other similarmixture, as 19, is poured into the mold, between the boards 1 thereofand about the frame-structure disposed between the said boards.

lVhen the concrete-mixture or similar ma terial has set sufliciently,thus completing a wall, the cribbing or form-boards I 1 are taken down,but the frame-structure for the window-sashes or doors is permitted toremain permanently embedded in the completed wall or other concretestructure pro duced. 7

After the removal of said cribbing or form-boards 1, the nails 17 andscrews 13 are removed sufliciently, first to permit of the withdrawal ofthe block 18 for the insertionin the space thus left and back of thesub-sill 14 of a rod or proper tool for pushing the said sub-sillforwardly into the position indicated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, so asto project beyondthe outer face of the wall, as shown. This having beenaccomplished. the screws 13 are once more screwed down,-through the sill4 into the sub-sill 14, so as to-fiX said sub-sill in its adjustedrelation. to the wall, as will be clearly evident. The open spacesprovided by the forward movement of the sub-sill 14 and the removal ofthe block 18 may be plugged up with concrete; or, if desired, thesaid-block 18 may be reinserted andsecured in place by driving thenails17 back into position as indicated in Fig. '3. The depending portion 12of the plate 10 isalso bent upwardly andthen outwardly, to permit of theplacing of a drip strip, as 20, against theexposed face of thepreviously-mentioned. strip 8, the portion 12 of the metal plate '10then being forced down upon the upper surface and against the outer faceof the drip-strip 20, the metal vdrip thus provided and the strip 20being thereupon secured in their fixed positions by means of nails 21 orother suitable means of fastening.

If desired, a molding, as 22, may then also be secured in position, asshown in said Fig. 2, for ornamental effect.

A window-sash or sashes, or a door, may be then readily mounted in theframe-work, thus permanently located in the wall.

Where a reveal is desired, as indicated in Fig. 4 of the drawings, thestrip 8 is omitted, and the various frame-members 2,

3, 4, 6 and 16 are made of such widths, that a space, as 23, between theinner faces of the one set of cribbing or form-boards 1 and the outerfaces of the members 6 and 16 will be provided, this space havingdisposed V therein a space-closing frame, board or boards, as 24:,substantially as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings.

After having poured the concrete-mixture in this form of mold, thecribbing or formboards 1 and the frame, board or boards 24 are removed.The sub sill 14 is moved forward and secured in its adjusted position inthe manner hereinbefore described, with the result that a window-frameis secured in its permanent position in the wall, and that the frame islocated sufficiently back of the front face of the wall, so as toprovide what is known in the architectural art as a reveal.

From the foregoing description of the present invention, it will be seenthat I have produced a simple and operative moldconstruction, of which awindow or doorframe provides a component part, which frame is left inits position in the finished wall, after the cribbing or frame-boardshave been taken down, the cribbing or form being easily and quicklyerected, and just as quickly knocked down or dismantled when the wall orstructure has been completed.

I am fully aware that changes may be made in the general arrangementsand combinations of the various devices and parts, as well as in thedetails of the construction of the said parts, -without departing fromthe scope of the present invention as set forth in the foregoingspecification and as defined in the clauses of the claims which areappendedthereto. invention to the exact arrangements and combinations ofthe several devices and parts as described in the foregoingspecification, nor do I confine myself to the exact details of theconstruction of the said parts, as illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings.

I claim v 1. In a concrete structure, in combination with the concretewall thereof, a window- Hence, I do not limit my present r sash ordoor-receiving frame embedded in 7 said wa1l,osaid frame consisting ofverticall'y disposed uprights and a head-jamb mounted upon the upperends of said up rights, and a sill located between the lowerend-portions of said uprights, said siil coniprising a main sill-member,a second sillmember movably disposed beneath'said main sill-member, afastening means removably I disposed With relation to said sill-membersfor securing said second-mentloned sillmember in various positions w1threlation to 'said main sill-member, and a filler-means removablydisposed beneath said main sillmember and back of said second-mentionedsill-member for removal and insertion of a member back of said secondmentioned sillmember and to project the latter beyond the outer face ofthe concrete wall.

2. In a concrete structure, in combination with the concrete wallthereof, a windowsash or door-receiving frame embedded in said wall,said frame consisting of vertically disposed uprights and a head-jambmounted upon the upper ends of said up SAMUEL s. COLT. I

Witnesses:

FREDK C. FRAENTZEL, FREDK H. W. FRAENTZEL.

